On behalf of the Migrant Mothers Project Team, I would like to thank all who took part in the June 5th Symposium on Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status. With over 130 people taking part in the panel discussions and workshops there was an incredible exchange of knowledge and commitment to […]
It was an interesting twist on the Canadian National Anthem, sung today by hundreds of protesters for the National Day of Action outside the offices of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration in Toronto. Doctors, midwives, nurses, social workers, and community members gathered to call attention to the hypocrisy of cutting health care benefits for refugees in […]
This winter and spring the Migrant Mothers Project has been traveling around Ontario to get a sense of how folks in different regions of the province are responding to the many policy changes that impact immigrant women and children. As a Toronto-based project, we knew that our perception of immigration issues is influenced by the […]
Recently, there has been a lot of talk of and media attention toward a reality show documenting immigration raids in British Columbia, produced with the cooperation of the Canadian Border Services Association and the approval of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. Despite widespread criticism of the show and particularly the government collaboration to produce it, […]
The following is a reflective entry by Christine Ogley, a new Research Assistant with MMP. November is turning out to be a very busy month. MMP has many different projects on the go, some of them becoming active at the same time. We are working on the Digital Storytelling project in earnest. I myself am […]
The following was written by Francisca Guerrero, a Chilean Journalist traveling in Canada. Franscisa was invited to take part in the final meeting of Nuestra Fortaleza, a solidarity group for women living with precarious immigration status in Canada. Women in the group expressed that they wanted their voices heard, their stories understood by others. With […]
On June 18, 2012 refugees, community members, health professionals and activists across Canada demonstrated against the federal government’s plans to cut the Interim Federal Health Program (the basic health insurance provided to refugee claimants while they await a decision on their claim. In response to these proposed cuts, Fernanda Villanueva wrote the following reflection, to […]
The following is an excerpt of a reflection essay that Rachel Mehl wrote about her work on the Migrant Mothers Project. From October 2011 to May 2012, Rachel supported the MMP as a Community Outreach Coordinator and Research Assistant, while completing her M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Development at OISE, University of Toronto. Rachel […]
The following is a reflection written by Fernanda Villanueva, who is co-facilitating the solidarity group as part of her social work practicum at the University of Toronto. The Solidarity Group was initiated by one of the community members advising the Migrant Mothers Project, who lives with precarious status in Canada. This community member worked closely […]
